Frank Kalman -  March 18, 2013 AT&T tops the list of companies recognized as the 2013 LearningElite at a gala dinner at the Spring Chief Learning Officer Symposium in Austin, Texas. AT&T walked away with the honor as the best company for employee learning and development at Sunday night’s LearningElite Gala, Chief Learning Officer magazine’s annual […]

From Chief Learning Officer magazine (May 20, 2013) AT&T stays on top of the latest tools, technologies and methodologies to deliver learning to its global workforce while remaining in sync with business strategy. Contributing to its success is the company’s learning and development function, which works in close collaboration with the business to understand its needs […]

I’ve been a student and practitioner of instructional design for quite some time.  In fact, during my professional career, I’ve often been "accused" of being too theoretical and not providing a solution that was practical.  In reality, however, I thought my solutions were practical but in the context of a proper theoretical framework. I still […]

Those that know me can attest to an intolerance of things that are not intuitive.  In other words, patience is not my thing in certain areas.  This would explain by preference for all things Apple.  Their stuff simply works without a lot of effort. But, Apple is not without fault with their software.  As an […]

I read an article (online, of course) that reflected on how cumbersome it was to do research on any topic.  What library?  Inter-campus sharing of textbooks?  Snail mail?  How 2005.  Now there might be too many ways to find the information you are looking for so, essentially, you have to select your technology in a […]

By Brent Schlenker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/EFvk/~3/36w41MG6lMg/mobile-learning-no-pedagogy-required.html I’ve published a few blog posts at Litmos.com/blog over the last 3 months. Most of the conversations around those posts occur in other places other than the blog, like Twitter, or Google+, or LinkedIn, etc. I started responding to someone in the comments today and realized it was getting very long […]

http://idreflections.blogspot.com/2014/07/learning-vs-performance-dichotomy.html  By Sahana Chattopadhyay The shift has happened. The focus has moved from "learning" to "performance". "Training" as a panacea for all ills - from lack of productivity to lack of motivation, attrition, and lost profits - is losing its power. Our education system had inculcated the belief that "learning" is all about gaining information and […]

Livescribe just released Pencast Player App for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch today. Now you can log into your Livescribe account and view your own pencasts or view other pencasts that are open to the community. The Panecast app is free and is available now from the Apple Apps Store. So check it out! I will have more details once I have had a chance to use it.

The popularity of e-books grows every day, and writers who never would have considered writing for an e-book publisher even a year ago are changing their minds. With online bookstores and publishers reporting increasing numbers of e-book sales every month, with the popularity of e-book readers, it makes sense to take advantage of this market. And in the last year or so, even traditional print publishing houses have begun to recognize the growing popularity of Ebooks. Many are implementing digital programs of their own for new releases as well as their backlists. No longer do those who prefer to read online or on an e-book reader have to restrict themselves to small online publishers or bookstores. The variety and availability of books that are digitally published is expanding rapidly. In fact, the Association of American Publishers recently reported an amazing increase in the number of e-book sales in the U.S. According to the AAP, gross Ebook sales in June 2010 reached $29.9 million. That’s an amazing 118.9% increase in sales from the same month in 2009. That’s a huge difference and it shows no sign of slowing down any time soon. In fact, while everyone agrees that paperback and hardback books will never completely disappear, it isn’t beyond belief that all books will be available in digital format in the coming years. Have you tried reading a book electronically? If not, you should definitely check one out. E-books are written, edited, and published to the same standards as print books, and you’re sure to find something you like. No matter what genre of fiction you enjoy, or what subject of nonfiction appeals to you, look for a book online and give it a try. About the author: James Mowery is a computer geek that writes about technology and related topics. To read more blog posts by him, go to http://www.ledtv.org

When PaperShow for Teachers was released I was excited to find out that there was a range of different note taking paper that could be utilized with this innovative solution. If you are working in the primary grades you should consider purchasing the Canson PaperShow for Teachers Primary Notebook paper. The notebook is set up like primary styled paper that students are accustomed to using when doing written work. Using PaperShow for Teachers Primary Notebook teachers can model how to correctly form the letters of the alphabet and have students watch them on the screen. Similarly teachers could trace the letters on the PaperShow for Teachers Primary Notebook before hand and have students practice their penmanship, right on the notebook page. Using this technique teachers can also capture the students handwriting sample, and save it as a PDF in the student's portfolio. To get the students involved in the handwriting lesson simply pass the PaperShow for Teachers Primary Notebook around the class with the pen and have students write the letters. Remember that the Canson Digital Pen has about a 30 foot range from the USB dongle so it is possible to walk around the room using this solution. No need for you to be tied to the front of the classroom. In my next post I will share with you how to use the PaperShow for Teachers Interactive Paper to design writing templates that would allow students to practice their handwriting on pre-printed pages.